The 1998 season

2 of this season’s storms are on record as having killed someone, 20,152 people in all.

The figures come from the National Hurricane Center and from Wikidata, which have filled in only some storms; a storm with no figure here may still have killed.

14 storms, 14 at tropical storm strength, 10 hurricanes, 3 major; accumulated cyclone energy 181.2.

• Tropical Storm AlexNorth Atlantic · 1998Tropical Storm45 kt · 1002 mb
• Hurricane BonnieNorth Atlantic · 1998Cat 3100 kt · 954 mb
• Tropical Storm CharleyNorth Atlantic · 1998Tropical Storm60 kt · 1000 mb
• Hurricane DanielleNorth Atlantic · 1998Cat 290 kt · 960 mb
• Hurricane EarlNorth Atlantic · 1998Cat 285 kt · 964 mb
• Tropical Storm FrancesNorth Atlantic · 1998Tropical Storm55 kt · 990 mb
• Hurricane GeorgesNorth Atlantic · 1998 · 827 deathsCat 4135 kt · 937 mb
• Tropical Storm HermineNorth Atlantic · 1998Tropical Storm40 kt · 999 mb
• Hurricane IvanNorth Atlantic · 1998Cat 180 kt · 975 mb
• Hurricane JeanneNorth Atlantic · 1998Cat 290 kt · 969 mb
• Hurricane KarlNorth Atlantic · 1998Cat 290 kt · 970 mb
• Hurricane LisaNorth Atlantic · 1998Cat 165 kt · 995 mb
• Hurricane MitchNorth Atlantic · 1998 · 19,325 deathsCat 5155 kt · 905 mb
• Hurricane NicoleNorth Atlantic · 1998Cat 175 kt · 979 mb

16 storms, 13 at tropical storm strength, 9 hurricanes, 6 major; accumulated cyclone energy 135.3.

• Tropical Storm AgathaEastern Pacific · 1998Tropical Storm55 kt · 993 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 1998Tropical Depression30 kt
• Hurricane BlasEastern Pacific · 1998Cat 4120 kt · 943 mb
• Tropical Storm CeliaEastern Pacific · 1998Tropical Storm50 kt · 997 mb
• Hurricane DarbyEastern Pacific · 1998Cat 3100 kt · 958 mb
• Hurricane EstelleEastern Pacific · 1998Cat 4115 kt · 948 mb
• Tropical Storm FrankEastern Pacific · 1998Tropical Storm40 kt · 1001 mb
• Hurricane GeorgetteEastern Pacific · 1998Cat 3100 kt · 960 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 1998Tropical Depression30 kt
• Hurricane HowardEastern Pacific · 1998Cat 4130 kt · 932 mb
• Hurricane IsisEastern Pacific · 1998Cat 165 kt · 988 mb
• Tropical Storm JavierEastern Pacific · 1998Tropical Storm50 kt · 995 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionEastern Pacific · 1998Tropical Depression30 kt
• Hurricane MadelineEastern Pacific · 1998Cat 175 kt · 979 mb
• Hurricane KayEastern Pacific · 1998Cat 165 kt · 987 mb
• Hurricane LesterEastern Pacific · 1998Cat 3100 kt · 965 mb

29 storms, 19 at tropical storm strength, 10 typhoons, 5 major; accumulated cyclone energy 157.3.

• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1998Tropical Depression30 kt
• Tropical Storm NicholeWestern Pacific · 1998Tropical Storm50 kt · 998 mb
• Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 1998Tropical Storm45 kt
• Typhoon OttoWestern Pacific · 1998Cat 3100 kt · 970 mb
• Tropical Storm PennyWestern Pacific · 1998Tropical Storm60 kt · 985 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1998Tropical Depression
• Typhoon RexWestern Pacific · 1998Cat 4115 kt · 955 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1998Tropical Depression30 kt
• Typhoon StellaWestern Pacific · 1998Cat 165 kt · 965 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1998Tropical Depression25 kt
• Super Typhoon ToddWestern Pacific · 1998Cat 4130 kt · 955 mb
• Typhoon VickiWestern Pacific · 1998Cat 290 kt · 960 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1998Tropical Depression30 kt
• Tropical Storm WaldoWestern Pacific · 1998Tropical Storm45 kt · 994 mb
• Typhoon YanniWestern Pacific · 1998Cat 180 kt · 965 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1998Tropical Depression30 kt
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1998Tropical Depression30 kt
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1998Tropical Depression30 kt
• Super Typhoon ZebWestern Pacific · 1998Cat 5155 kt · 900 mb
• Unnamed tropical stormWestern Pacific · 1998Tropical Storm50 kt
• Super Typhoon BabsWestern Pacific · 1998Cat 4135 kt · 940 mb
• Tropical Storm ChipWestern Pacific · 1998Tropical Storm50 kt · 994 mb
• Unnamed typhoonWestern Pacific · 1998Cat 175 kt · 984 mb
• Tropical Storm DawnWestern Pacific · 1998Tropical Storm45 kt · 998 mb
• Tropical Storm ElvisWestern Pacific · 1998Tropical Storm45 kt · 992 mb
• Typhoon FaithWestern Pacific · 1998Cat 290 kt · 970 mb
• Tropical Storm GilWestern Pacific · 1998Tropical Storm35 kt · 992 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1998Tropical Depression25 kt
• Unnamed tropical depressionWestern Pacific · 1998Tropical Depression30 kt

11 storms, 7 at tropical storm strength, 4 at hurricane force, 1 major; accumulated cyclone energy 24.1.

• Unnamed cycloneNorth Indian · 1998Cat 170 kt · 972 mb
• Unnamed tropical stormNorth Indian · 1998Tropical Storm35 kt
• Unnamed cycloneNorth Indian · 1998Cat 3105 kt · 958 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Indian · 1998Tropical Depression30 kt · 992 mb
• Unnamed tropical stormNorth Indian · 1998Tropical Storm35 kt
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Indian · 1998Tropical Depression30 kt · 998 mb
• Unnamed tropical stormNorth Indian · 1998Tropical Storm35 kt · 994 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Indian · 1998Tropical Depression30 kt · 998 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionNorth Indian · 1998Tropical Depression30 kt · 1002 mb
• Unnamed cycloneNorth Indian · 1998Cat 285 kt · 982 mb
• Unnamed cycloneNorth Indian · 1998Cat 165 kt · 993 mb

15 storms, 13 at tropical storm strength, 5 at hurricane force, 2 major; accumulated cyclone energy 67.9.

• Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1998Tropical Storm45 kt · 995 mb
• Tropical Storm SidSouth Indian · 1998Tropical Storm40 kt · 985 mb
• Cyclone SelwynSouth Indian · 1998Cat 165 kt · 960 mb
• Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1998Tropical Storm35 kt · 995 mb
• Cyclone TiffanySouth Indian · 1998Cat 4120 kt · 940 mb
• Tropical Storm BeltaneSouth Indian · 1998Tropical Storm40 kt · 992 mb
• Cyclone AnacelleSouth Indian · 1998Cat 4115 kt · 950 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 1998Tropical Depression30 kt
• Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1998Tropical Storm45 kt · 997 mb
• Tropical Storm DonalineSouth Indian · 1998Tropical Storm55 kt · 988 mb
• Cyclone ElsieSouth Indian · 1998Cat 290 kt · 975 mb
• Tropical Storm FionaSouth Indian · 1998Tropical Storm35 kt · 995 mb
• Cyclone GemmaSouth Indian · 1998Cat 170 kt · 985 mb
• Unnamed tropical depressionSouth Indian · 1998Tropical Depression30 kt
• Unnamed tropical stormSouth Indian · 1998Tropical Storm40 kt

22 storms, 22 at tropical storm strength, 13 at hurricane force, 4 major; accumulated cyclone energy 198.2.

• Tropical Storm LusiSouth Pacific · 1998Tropical Storm60 kt · 980 mb
• Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 1998Tropical Storm35 kt
• Cyclone MartinSouth Pacific · 1998Cat 3100 kt · 945 mb
• Cyclone NuteSouth Pacific · 1998Cat 170 kt · 975 mb
• Cyclone OseaSouth Pacific · 1998Cat 290 kt · 950 mb
• Cyclone PamSouth Pacific · 1998Cat 165 kt · 974 mb
• Cyclone SusanSouth Pacific · 1998Cat 5140 kt · 900 mb
• Cyclone RonSouth Pacific · 1998Cat 5145 kt · 900 mb
• Cyclone KatrinaSouth Pacific · 1998Cat 290 kt · 940 mb
• Tropical Storm LesSouth Pacific · 1998Tropical Storm50 kt · 976 mb
• Tropical Storm TuiSouth Pacific · 1998Tropical Storm40 kt · 990 mb
• Cyclone UrsulaSouth Pacific · 1998Cat 165 kt · 975 mb
• Cyclone VeliSouth Pacific · 1998Cat 175 kt · 980 mb
• Tropical Storm WesSouth Pacific · 1998Tropical Storm45 kt · 985 mb
• Cyclone Cindy:VictorSouth Pacific · 1998Cat 290 kt · 970 mb
• Tropical Storm MaySouth Pacific · 1998Tropical Storm35 kt · 990 mb
• Cyclone YaliSouth Pacific · 1998Cat 290 kt · 944 mb
• Cyclone NathanSouth Pacific · 1998Cat 165 kt · 990 mb
• Cyclone ZumanSouth Pacific · 1998Cat 3100 kt · 955 mb
• Unnamed tropical stormSouth Pacific · 1998Tropical Storm40 kt
• Tropical Storm AlanSouth Pacific · 1998Tropical Storm45 kt · 995 mb
• Tropical Storm BartSouth Pacific · 1998Tropical Storm35 kt · 987 mb

Storm history from NOAA NCEI’s International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship (IBTrACS), which merges the official best track of every warning agency. Live storms, cones, watches and warnings from the National Hurricane Center and the Central Pacific Hurricane Center. Archived radar from NOAA’s Level II archive.